February 2009 Blog Posts (5)

Being a world traveler is my greatest passion. I worried when I had my son, if I would be able to continue this passion of mine. With some creativity and some great books out there, and the internet, it wasn't a problem.

With my first trip to Austria, I am a large traveling changer pad that fits all restaurant and airplane changers, so that my son was germ free. It was so convenient! Also, I found out soon that I didn't have to have to bring my car seat with me, as there are lots of… Continue

For those of you who don't know it, ITN (International Travel News) is a monthly magazine that is about as unslick as they come. It's printed on newsprint and only in black and white. It's loaded with trip reports and good information. Rick Steves even has a regular column. I recently came across a good article by Untourist Bob Dear on our Greece Untour that some of you may enjoy. Click here to read it.

I didn't realize this, but apparently I save everything. I came across the article shown below about "The Stay-Put Vacation" in a magazine called New Choices. It was the June, 2001 issue. I highlighted those companies that interested me, including www.untours.com. At that time, we had already won a trip to Switzerland through a local radio station, scheduled for November, 2001. The day we were to leave on the prize winning trip, I woke up with labyrinthitis. We lost the trip. Back in June, 2001… Continue

Why is it when I go to "Trip Blogs" at the heading at the top of the page there is nothing there?. Am I doing something wrong.??
Sometimes I just want to see recent blog posts, without searching for a specific topic.
Any suggestions?
Sue

I was supposed to be a relief driver for my son and his girlfriend, when they took their 2 vehicles on the long drive to Melbourne, where Kirk was to resume his studies. But, our only 2 routes out of this far north Queensland home of mine were cut by floods. The rains just wouldn't stop! So, we flew to Melbourne, so Kirk could enrol, get his timetable and negotiate his lost time. We headed for a lovely B&B in the country, north… Continue